i used a be a GIAC fan but no longer. My 337 never had a smooth chip in it. I had every itteration up to the x-chip in my 337 in 2006. I could never get it to stop surging no matter what n75 valve i used. It made a ton of power but was not smooth at all. Call griffen motorworks in berkley... they can hook you up with REVO.

I don't have the car anymore. Overboosting at 22psi made the turbo a little questionable at 55,000 miles so we sold it.

I think i have seen you on my 680 commute. I drive a white, "stock looking" MK3 Jetta VR6. Just ask that guy in the 08 Mustang GT... he'll tell you my car isnt stock.

VR64ANT wrote:i used a be a GIAC fan but no longer. My 337 never had a smooth chip in it. I had every itteration up to the x-chip in my 337 in 2006. I could never get it to stop surging no matter what n75 valve i used. It made a ton of power but was not smooth at all. Call griffen motorworks in berkley... they can hook you up with REVO.

I don't have the car anymore. Overboosting at 22psi made the turbo a little questionable at 55,000 miles so we sold it.

I think i have seen you on my 680 commute. I drive a white, "stock looking" MK3 Jetta VR6. Just ask that guy in the 08 Mustang GT... he'll tell you my car isnt stock.

i'm just looking to up my boost psi. but dont want to buy the most expensive chip out there. you most likely have seen me on 680. i commute to livermore and back everyday. :]

VR64ANT wrote:you want the cheapest? hmmm... i think they are all about the same price depending on what options you want. And when choosing software, going with the cheapest one may not be the best strategy.

xspeedracer wrote:APR is the best way to go Smooth power all the way up to redline I see 22psi it only drops when you let off

OMG 22psi all the way to redline on a k03! I find that hard to believe but i have no evidence to dispute it. Man they really have pushed the limits in the 2 years since i have gotten rid of my 337. I doubt the turbo will last very long boosting that high. Pushing that much boost you better have a FMIC!!!!!

would a fmic be necessary if just installing a giac chip on a stock turbo?

"Yea, though I drive in the Valley of the Shadow of the V8, I shall fear no V8 for the Inline 4 is with me. Thy 1.8 liters and thy K04 comfort me. Thou shall prepare boost at my call against the V8 that troubles me. Thou annointest my Inline 4 with Mobil One Oil, and my psi shall runneth over. Thy loving smoothness and torqueness shall follow me all the days of my
driving and I will dwell in the house of the Inline 4 Turbo forever!!!!!!"

ivor_carcamo wrote:would a fmic be necessary if just installing a giac chip on a stock turbo?

well you have to decide what you really want for your car. It will run fine without the FMIC but it will pull timing a lot. A lot of people complain about their 1.8ts not having any beans up top. I bet they dont have a FMIC. The FMIC was probably one of the best mods i ever had on my car. The greddy one was cheap at the time. Less than $1000 and i didnt have to hack up my bumper rebar. I think a FMIC is a necessary on all turbo cars... but thats juts me.

00TURBO wrote:BTW, does anyone know about how much a new auto tranny would cost me for my 2000 GTI 1.8t?

oh your car is an auto... I think thats a whole new ball game when deciding a chip. If it were me i wouldn't want to chip an auto tranny car. All that torque may makes shifts really rough. I doubt the boost maps are as aggressive on an auto tranny file. I doubt it would even be worth it for the extra headaches you may get on a high mileage turbo car.